{"id":2214,"date":"2019-05-17T13:07:31","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T12:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/?p=2214"},"modified":"2019-05-17T13:18:13","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T12:18:13","slug":"a-ray-of-sunshine-in-my-wardrobe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2019\/05\/17\/a-ray-of-sunshine-in-my-wardrobe\/","title":{"rendered":"A Ray of Sunshine in my Wardrobe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With the weather still quite cold for the season, I have (God knows how!) managed to hold off sewing summer dresses. But as soon as the temperature started rising, I just couldn\u2019t wait any longer. I had the pattern, I had the fabric, their destiny was sealed over a day: another little lemon number in my wardrobe<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This fabric is part of my fruit-obsessed stash<\/strong>. It is actually the first lemon fabric I bought<\/strong>, from a random China seller on Etsy, after months of looking for something similar to this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Obviously the Dolce&Gabbana fabric is silk and mine is cotton; but appart from that I actually prefer my fabric, I was keener on the lemons than on the flowers. Of my three lemon fabrics, it is by far my favourite<\/strong>, as the lemons are bigger and enhanced by the white background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As for the pattern, it is V9100, yet again for the Vogue Custom Fit collection<\/strong>, which offers bust cup options. It is a sleeveless dress, with a fitted bodice with princess seams; and a gathered skirt. I was hugely inspired by Leisl\u2019s<\/a> beautiful red take on pattern (here<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Over the past few months, I have sewn a number of dresses (10?) from this collection (see here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>) and the overall fit is always perfect, without any FBA adjustment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This pattern did not disappoint<\/strong>. I chose a size 10 and a D cup and the bust was a bit too large, but nothing I couldn\u2019t easily trim off directly from the dress; the rest of the fit was perfect<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I made a few other changes: I swapped the gathered skirt for a semi-circle (which, beware, does consume more fabric); I fully lined the dress as my fabric was slightly see-through (instead of only lining the bodice as per the instruction); and I hand-sewn bias binding at the hem for a nicer finish and a bit more skirt volume. But nothing else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What I loved about this pattern:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • It\u2019s a very easy make<\/strong>, really in line with the enveloppe rating. It only took me a few hours to put together<\/strong> – then a few more to hand-sew the hem but that was my own choice, there is no need to do that!! The only technical difficulty is the concealed zip at the back.<\/li>
  • The style<\/strong> is spot-on, so 50\u2019s, just what I love<\/li>
  • With a low neckline at the front and at the back<\/strong>, it is perfect for hot days and very flattering without being indecent.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    The only thing I did not like is that the pattern advises to overstitch all along the neckline, so that the lining does not slips out – I hate visible stitches in such an obvious place! So I stabilised my lining from the inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So overall another very pleasing make<\/strong>! I have already sewn another V9100 in a completely different fabric, but weirdly enough I\u2019m having more fitting issues… so you\u2019ll see it when this is sorted!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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